Under the influence of the violent storm, the flames left by Gendal's rain of fire spell on the ground were finally extinguished.
In this fast-paced battle, while Lu Xiao was fighting in close combat with Gendal, she was distracted from controlling the storm that swept over the mountaintop platform.
The wind circle gradually shrank under Lu Xiao's instructions, and the waterspout connecting the sky and the earth surrounded Gendal and Lu Xiao in a small area.
The Valkyrie can no longer use her wings to dodge freely, and her range of movement is extremely compressed.
Without room to dodge and maneuver, Gendal finally began to feel a little unable to withstand Lu Xiao's high-frequency attacks.
"Qiang!"
The raised Xuanyuan Sword passed in front of Gendal. Although she tried her best to lean back to avoid it, the sharp Xuanyuan Sword still left a deep mark on her strong metal armor.
At almost zero distance, Lu Xiao punched out with his left hand and landed on the smooth abdomen of Gendal's armor.
"drink!"
The sudden burst of force penetrated the Valkyrie's body. If it weren't for the divine protection, the shock force alone would be enough to make her lose her fighting ability.
Even so, Gendal, who was directly hit, could still feel waves of weakness coming from his body.
The unconscious Valkyrie couldn't understand the reason for this situation, but she noticed Lu Xiao's left hand glowing with a faint green light.
His body reacted subconsciously, and Gendal immediately retreated.
But by now it was too late to act.
After exerting force with his fists, Lu Xiao finally revealed his trump card.
The Uru Hidden Blade, strengthened by the God-killing Rune, popped out suddenly. Although Gendal pulled away as quickly as possible, a small wound was still stabbed on her lower abdomen.
Lu Xiao's left hidden sword has both self-concealment and poisonous effects.
The divine protection was penetrated by the god-killing power, and the hidden sword that was directly inserted into the body sent poison into Gendal's body.
"Ugh!"
The poison formed by the combination of Uru metal and runes was very effective. Gendal's body began to shake a little while flying in the sky. It was obvious that her condition was seriously affected.
"Chance!"
Taking advantage of the fact that the opponent was trapped by the poison and unable to move freely, Lu Xiao teleported behind Gendal by shrinking to the ground, and swung the Xuanyuan Sword one after another, cutting off Gendal's wings from behind.
The wings are the source of the Valkyrie's power. After the wings were cut off, Gendal immediately lost his ability to resist and lay on the ground trembling all over.
A vague shadow floated out of Gendal's body, looking like an unstable soul.
Gendal's aura in the soul state is much calmer. Perhaps it is due to the long-term influence of the corruption curse. The facial details of the soul body are very blurred, and it is not clear what she looks like.
"Warrior, thank you for setting me free."
Gendal's soul is very weak and his voice is not clear.
"Please bring the helmet that houses my soul back to the Valkyrie Council. I hope you can liberate my fallen sisters as well."
After saying these words, Gendal's soul retracted into the winged helmet with several fiery red feathers stuck on top.
At the same time, her body completely lost its vitality.
After the battle ended, Yongzhen and Tamamoae walked over from the sidelines.
Lu Xiao thought for a while and then said to Yongzhen: "Put Gendal's helmet in the demon refining pot for the time being. It is more suitable for nourishing the soul than my personal space."
Valkyries are originally heroic spirits recruited by Odin after death. Their bodies are not purely human or divine bodies, but like some kind of deified puppet bodies.
Gendal's soul hid in the helmet to hibernate, but her body still contained a lot of divine power, which she could no longer take away.
After taking out the space beacon and inserting it into Gendal's "corpse", the meter began to gradually increase, and finally stopped at the 8% indicator.
'One Valkyrie is only 7%, eight... no, the total of 9 is only 63%, that is to say...'
Lu Xiao narrowed his eyes, "Do we need other gods to make up the rest?"
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After getting the first Valkyrie, Lu Xiao plans to keep working hard to find the next one.
Following Mimir's suggestion, the group decided to temporarily avoid areas where the Asaph clan had more frequent activities.
"Let's go to Niflheim and Helheim next. Odin probably won't be interested in these two restricted areas of life."
"But before heading to Niflheim, it's best to make some preparations."
The knowledgeable Mimir kindly reminded: "The fog of Niflheim can cause damage even to gods. You first go to Brock or Sindri for help and ask them to create some jewelry and accessories that slow down the erosion of the cursed fog."
equipment."
Lu Xiao had already memorized the spatial coordinates of Midgard, and after the battle, he opened the portal directly from Muspelheim and returned to the Temple of Tyr.
While traveling through space, Lu Xiao suddenly felt a thrill all over his body. Someone was hiding in the dark and watching him quietly.
'Odin? No, it doesn't feel right.'
Lu Xiao has experienced Odin's surveillance. The King of Gods' gaze is so sharp that even through a crow, the familiar can give Lu Xiao a sense of threat like a pinprick.
This time the gaze seemed to have no malicious intent, it was more like looking out of curiosity.
But it is never a good thing to be observed from the dark. After Lu Xiao settled in the Temple of Tire, he tried to search for it by following the aura, but in the end he found nothing.
'Who is it? You can actually capture me during the space teleportation process.'
"Lu Xiao?" Mimir noticed Lu Xiao's sudden change of attitude: "What's wrong?"
Lu Xiao hesitated for a moment: "Mimir, as well as Yongzhen and Xiaoyu, did you feel the gaze when you passed through the space channel before?"
Yongzhen and Tamamozai looked at each other, with confusion in their eyes at the same time.
"No, I didn't feel anything. Could it be..."
"Um."
Lu Xiao rubbed the center of his brows: "Someone was secretly observing me just now, but after a careful search, nothing was found."
Mimir, like Lu Xiao, immediately thought of the voyeuristic God King.
"Odin? Probably not."
"You are not using the transmission method that uses the roots of the World Tree. Odin's tentacles cannot extend into different spaces."
Mimir asked thoughtfully: "Lu Xiao, tell me in detail what kind of aura you feel? Maybe I can guess the origin of the other party."
Mimir is the most knowledgeable person in the Nine Realms and has the best brains. He has a huge amount of knowledge, and Lu Xiao is willing to believe in his knowledge.
"A deep and dark aura, not hostile, just curious..."
Mimir had a suspicious candidate in his mind, but in the absence of more evidence, he did not intend to mislead Lu Xiao with conjectures.
"I have some clues, but I need more details to support it."
"If my guess is correct, he should have no ill intentions towards you. There will definitely be more opportunities to contact him in the future. Let's put this issue aside for now."
When Lu Xiao and his party returned to the Temple of Tire, Brock, who had been missing before, appeared again in his blacksmith shop.
Lu Xiao stepped forward to negotiate with him and entrusted Brock to create some special equipment for him that could slow down the erosion of the cursed fog.
Mimir was still thinking about the question for which he could not get a definite answer.